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Name____________________________________________Block_________English 11 Novel UnitJake Reinvented by Gordon Korman
**Do Not Lose This Packet**This packet is a large grade for the final quarter. It will be due when we finish reading the novel and you will
be expected to keep up with the chapter activities as you read. You will not receive another packet.
Characters of the NovelDirections: Write a description for each of the main characters. Rick
Jake
Todd
Nelson
Didi
Jennifer
Melissa
Dipsy
Kevin Fontaine
Jake’s Dad
Mrs. Appleford
Quotation AnalysisDirections: You will choose two quotes from the novel to analyze.
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Pages:Speaker:Who were they talking to?Explain the Situation:
What do you think this quote means and what does the reader learn about the person who said it?Do you agree or disagree with the quote? Explain
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Pages:Speaker:Who were they talking to?Explain the Situation:
What do you think this quote means and what does the reader learn about the person who said it?Do you agree or disagree with the quote? Explain
Chapter QuestionsDirections: Answer the questions for each chapter as we read the novel. Make sure to use complete sentences and to explain your opinions.Chapter 1 (pages 1-15)Guided Reading Questions1. Describe the scene of the party at Jake’s house.__________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. How is Jake able to host a party of this magnitude?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Who is Todd messing around with at the party?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Critical Thinking Questions4. How is Dipsy treated by his “so called” friends and why do you think he puts up with it?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. In what way(s) is the setting of this story similar to or different than our school?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. What is your impression of Jake after reading Chapter 1? Explain.__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 2 (pages 16-30) Guided Reading Questions1. What is the name of the school the characters attend? Why do you think the author chose it?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. How did Jake get recruited on the football team and why does he only play one position? How is this different from the rest of the players? __________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Why is Jake at Atlantica University? Based on his conversations with the college students, what do you think is going on?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Why does Jake call everyone “baby?”__________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. Who does Jake want Rick to bring to his next party and why?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Critical Thinking Questions6. Why does Todd tell Rick that they need to “play to the front row” and what does it show about him?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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7. Why is Rick bewildered by this and what does it show about his character?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 3(pages 31-41) Guided Reading Questions1. After reading page 38, how does Todd feel about his relationship with Melissa compared to his relationship with Didi? __________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. What does Rick mean on page 39 when he says, “I couldn’t help noticing that while he talked to everybody, he didn’t really talk to anybody?” __________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Who makes tanned, confident Jake turn “white to the ears” (page 40)? Who does Jake only have eyes for?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Critical Thinking Questions4. Describe Jennifer and Rick’s relationship. What other novels/movies does this remind you of?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. Why does Didi decide to go to the party and how will this create a problem?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. What evidence do we have that Jake has a lot of money? Where do you think all this money comes from?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 4 (pages 42-54) Guided Reading Questions1. What is the connection between Didi and Jake? __________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. What does Didi say that gives the impression that Jake has changed?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Describe what happened to Dipsy’s pants.__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Critical Thinking Questions4. Describe one instance that highlights the power that Todd holds over his peers.__________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. How would you rate the success of Jake’s party in Chapter 4? Explain.__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 5 & 6 (pages 55-71)Guided Reading Questions1. What does Rick notice as he jogs by Jake’s house the next day? Why is he shocked by this?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. What is Jake’s story about it and is it believable? Why?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. How does Rick prove himself to be a good friend to Jake?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. How does Jake offer to repay him?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Critical Thinking Questions5. Describe what happened between Jennifer and Rick sophomore year at apple-picking. What does this incident tell us about Todd?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. What does Dispy’s behavior afterwards say about the type of person he is?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 7(pages 72-82)Guided Reading Questions1. What does Rick’s mother do for a living and how was she involved with Jake and his father?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. What do we learn about Jake from Rick’s mother? Why do you think he chose that specific house?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Describe what happened at the mall.__________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. What happened to Jake and Didi?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Critical Thinking Questions5. Why did Didi really stop over at Rick’s house and what does this say about her character?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. What is Rick beginning to suspect and what does he do to prove his suspicions are true?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 8 (pages 83-92) Guided Reading Questions1. Why are none of Rick’s friends in any of Jake’s classes?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. What is going on between Didi and Jake?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. What changes regarding Todd’s status is Rick expecting to see in school? Does it ever happen?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Describe Dipsy’s behavior at a Bronco event. How does Rick explain his behavior?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Critical Thinking Questions5. How does Didi’s view of their relationship differ from Jake’s?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. Why do you think that Didi stays with Todd?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 9 (page 93-112) Critical Thinking Questions1. What is Jennifer’s response when Rick questions who Didi is really with, Todd or Jake? What analogy does she use?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Why does Todd deserve what he gets on page 107?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. How is the atmosphere of this party different that it was in Chapter 4?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 10 (page 113-124) Guided Reading Questions1. Why does Nelson flip out before the football game? How does Todd calm him down?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Critical Thinking Questions2. How has Jake’s relationship with Todd changed? How are the other players responding to this? Why?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. At the end of Chapter 10, Rick says he is finally getting to know the real Didi. What does he mean? What is the real Didi like?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 11(pages 125-136) Guided Reading Questions1. How is Jake viewed at school now? How has his reputation changed? __________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. What are THREE rumors circulating about Jake?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Where do Jake and Rick go when they take the afternoon off?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Critical Thinking Questions4. Who is responsible for the rumors about Jake? Why do you think these rumors are being spread?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. What realization does Rick have while they are parking near Lake Michigan? __________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 12(pages 137-146) Guided Reading Questions1. What has Nelson learned and how is he dealing with the news?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. How does Todd explain the situation?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Critical Thinking Questions3. Rick proves himself to have some good moral qualities. Cite THREE examples from the text to support this. __________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Provide TWO examples of foreshadowing that the author has used which indicates that something terribly wrong is likely to happen.__________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. How does Rick stand up to Todd? Why is this a huge risk for him? __________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 13(pages 147-165) Guided Reading Questions1. What happens to the potential relationship between Jennifer and Rick?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Why does Jake always act “completely unconcerned?”__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Critical Thinking Questions3. What was the single headlight and “express train?” Explain this metaphor. __________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. What does Rick remember about Jennifer’s birthday and what does he do about it when he remembers?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. Why do you think Rick says, “Way to go, Jake?” __________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 14(page 166-181) Guided Reading Questions1. Describe the events with Todd, Nelson, Jake, and Didi?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. What happens to Jake’s house and party?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Critical Thinking Questions3. What would have happened if Didi had confessed and what do you think really keeps her from confessing? __________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Why do you think Jake confessed and what do you think will happen?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 15(pages 182-193)Critical Thinking Questions1. Why is it ironic that Jake’s first question is “How is Didi?”__________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. What does Rick finally realize when he discovers the mementos of Jake’s past life?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Why do you think Jake won’t “let himself be saved” by Rick?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 16(pages 194-206) Critical Thinking Questions1. Why is Rick bitter before Jake’s trial?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Explain Dipsy’s comparison of Jake to a manta ray.__________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Explain why Dipsy always refers to himself as a remora.__________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. How does Rick explain Dipsy’s ability to put up with the mistreatment from the cool kids?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. How does Jake explain the way the trial went and what is his sentence?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. Why did Jake give Rick his number and what do you predict will happen?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 17(pages 207-213)Critical Thinking Questions1. Explain what Todd tells the team and their reactions to Jake not being on the team.__________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. What do we learn about why the date went wrong at the apple orchard with Rick and Jennifer?__________________________________________________________________________________________
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3. How well does the ending with Rick and Jennifer satisfy the reader’s need for denouement? __________________________________________________________________________________________
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Theme AnalysisIn no less than ONE PARAGRAPH, describe the main theme of the novel. Support your answer with examples from the story.
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Final Novel ProjectThis section will be turned in and graded separately. Only a small amount of class time will be available to work on this, so make sure to plan accordingly.DUE DATE: ________________________
Choose one of the projects described below.
1. Timeline of EventsMake a timeline of events from the novel. Make it visible and colorful to represent different events or things happening to different characters.
2. Alternate Novel CoverCreate an alternative cover for the novel. Who or what would you include? You may draw or use a computer to create your cover, or you may write a one page description.
3. Character TweetsChoose a character from the novel and write tweets that they might say at 10 different places in the story. Write it as though you are that character using Twitter. The maximum length of a tweet is 140 characters.
4. Character PlaylistChoose a character and decide what 10 songs would most likely be on their favorite playlist. Make sure to have an explanation for why each song was included.